The Breathitt Advocate

12/31/2025

12/24/2025

12/20/2025

What do local school children want for Christmas? Check out this week's Advocate for Letters to Santa. We have letters from county schools, city school, and headstart children.
Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

12/12/2025

Hello students, parents/guardians, staff, and community members,

This is Breathitt County Schools with an important update.

Please be advised that there will be no school on Friday, December 12, 2025. This will be a traditional snow day.

If you have any questions, you may contact our helpline at (606) 693-4908 to leave a message.

Thank you, and have a safe and wonderful weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back next week.

11/29/2025

Founded in 2009, The Breathitt Advocate is Breathitt County’s Hometown Newspaper. As Breathitt County’s only locally-owned and family operated newspaper, we pride ourselves on providing in-depth, balanced coverage of the events and issues that affect the county where we live and work.

11/28/2025

Breathitt Advocate Holiday Special beginning Monday, December 1st.
Buy one subscription, get 2 online subscriptions for free to give for holiday gifts.
Up to an $86 value.
You can subscribe beginning at midnight Sunday night at

Founded in 2009, The Breathitt Advocate is Breathitt County’s Hometown Newspaper. As Breathitt County’s only locally-owned and family operated newspaper, we pride ourselves on providing in-depth, balanced coverage of the events and issues that affect the county where we live and work.

11/26/2025

Coming this week in the Breathitt Advocate, letters from area children on how to cook a Thanksgiving Turkey.
The Breathitt Advocate will be on sale today in stores around the county.
Happy Thanksgiving.